Blenheim, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Blenheim, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,565. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2906399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.333°N, 81.991°W.
Population
In 1921, Blenheim, T-V had a population of 1,565: 750 male and 815 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,387 |
| 1921 | 1,565 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Blenheim, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,565 total population, 815 females in the population, 750 males in the population, 690 females born in Canada, 612 males born in Canada, 99 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 88 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 males born outside the British Empire, 37 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 937 persons of British origin (English), 251 persons of British origin (Irish), 228 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 60 persons of German origin, 21 persons of Ukrainian origin, 18 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 579 Methodists, 374 Presbyterians, 353 Anglicans (Church of England), 145 Baptists, 39 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 31 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 28 Roman Catholics, 18 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Disciples of Christ, 2 Lutherans, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121013_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2906399
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Blenheim, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-t-v-on121013-1921/.